Description

These casino bars usually serve their purpose fairly well -- you're thirsty, you get a drink and then you head out for whatever plans you actually made for the evening.

It's a rare occasion when the casino bars are those plans. Or it was a rare occasion, until eyecandy sound lounge and bar busted onto the scene.

Laid out sprawlingly just off the casino floor inside Manadaly Bay, eyecandy is a bar and a place to hang out in its own right and, what's more, there's stuff to do that doesn't necessarily involve a Corona or a gin and tonic (not that your night can't include those things).

There's a sizable dance floor, which is more than just some sad-looking tiles. Three levels of interactivity, including one in the ceiling, work with your hip-shaking moves to project, light up and generally make you look like a better dancer than you actually are.

It's worth mentioning that eyecandy is actually open all the time, but is not always in "party mode." The DJ starts at 10 p.m., which nicely coincides with when most people decide to go get a drink anyway. The music doesn't stick to standard Vegas-night-out fare and shies away from top 40 and house to a more eclectic mix.

Entrance to eyecandy is actually one of the least stressful things you'll encounter in town. There are several entrances and you just walk right through them, into the bar, no cover, no hassle, just you in the casino one minute and on the dance floor the next.